Back Pain Treatment

What is Back Pain
When you feel Stiffness and limited Movement in your back with or without dull, constant or sharp pain in your back. Burning sensation ,stabbing sensation or numbness all the way down to the buttocks and legs or shooting pain. It can be a back pain and take it seriously.

Causes of Back Pain
Back pain can be caused by many different things including mechanical or structural problems with the spine, inflammatory conditions, and other medical conditions.

1.  Mechanical/Structural Problems  
     a.  Sprain : an injury to the ligaments that support the spine, often occurring from twisting or lifting improperly.  
     b.  Strain: an  injury to a muscle or tendon.    
     c.   Degenerative disc disease : aging causes the discs between the vertebrae of spine to break down.       d.  Herniated or Ruptured disc: the discs copress and irritate nearby nerves. This often occurs at lumbar level.    
     e.  Spondylolisthesis: a narrowing of the spinal column that puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves.  
     f.     Fractured Vertebrae.    
     g.  Scoliosis or other congenital changes to the spine.    

2.  Inflammatory Conditions  
     a.  Ankylosing Spondylitis, a specific type of arthritis of the spine.
     b.  Other types of inflammatory arthritis of the spine  

3.  Other Medical Conditions  
     a.  Osteoporosis: which can lead to painful fractures of the vertebrae.  
     b.  Fibromyalgia: a condition of widespread muscle pain and fatigue.    
     c.   Kidney stones or infections.  
     d.  Endometriosis: which is the buildup of uterine tissue in places outside the uterus.    
     e.  Infections that involve the bones of the spine or the discs between these bones, which can cause pain.  
      f.   Tumors, in rare cases, that develop on the spine or other areas of the back    
     g.  Pregnancy.  

Physiotherapy for Back Pain  

Physiotherapy is an ideal choice for the treatment of lower back pain. We first diagnose the cause of your back pain then makes specific best physiotherapy treatment protocol which includes Electrotherapy, Manual therapy and Specific Exercises.

Electrotherapy includes:

     TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
     IFT ( Interferential Therapy)
     US ( Ultra Sonic Therapy)
     Shock Wave
     LASER
     Traction
     SWD ( Short Wave Diathermy)
     LWD( Long Wave Diathermy)
     IR Rays (Infra Red)
     Hot Packs
     Ice Packs Etc.  

Manual Therapy Includes
     Myofascial Release
     Mobilisation
     Spine Adjustment
     High velocity thrust techniques
     Chiropractic Adjustment
     Cupping therapy
     Dry Needling Etc.  

Some Best Back Pain Exercises are
    Log Rolling
    Pelvic Tilt
    Single Knee to Chest
    Cat and Camel
    Shoulder Bridge
    Forearm Plank
    Side Plank Lunges for Runners
    Back Extension Exercises Etc.  

 Dr. Arun Kumar Singh (PT)
 Healing Hands Physiotherapy Clinic